HEMSEN, JoHANN TYCHSEN, a German theologian, was born at Boldixum, October 15, 1792. After studying at Copenhagen and Gottin gen, he became doctor of philosophy in r821 at the University of the latter place, where he was ap pointed professor extraordinary of theology in 1823. He died May 14, 1830. His chief works are—Die Authenticitat der &I:rifle,: des Evangelista: yo hannes (against Bretschneider's Probabilia), 1823; De Chriitologia yoannz's Baptista, 1824; Der Apostel Paulus, sein Leben, Wirhen, und seine Schriflen, published after his death, under the su perintendence of Liicke and Goeschen, 183o. Hemsen was an amiable and pious man, but of very moderate abilities.—S. D.
HEN, prop. CHEN r), appears in the A. V.
as the son of Zephaniah (Zech. vi. 14). The LXX. takes the word as a common noun, and translates els xdptra 1400 ZoOovlov. This is approved by Ewald, Hengstenberg, and Maurer, who interpret it of the hospitality shown to the deputies by Josiah.
But for this there seems no good reason.—W. L. A.
HEN. This bird is mentioned in Scripture in Matt. xxiii. 37, and Luke xiii. 34, where the word used is simply tippLs. [CocK.] HENA (3/Dr.I.; Sept. 'Apci) twice mentioned in Scripture (2 Kings xix. 13 ; Is. xxxvii. 13), and one of a number of cities taken and destroyed by some of the kings of Assyria previous to the inva sion of Judaea by Sennacherib. What are believed to be the ruins and traces. of these cities are still found on the banks of the Euphrates. Travellers are divided as to the exact situation of Hena ; but the balance of probability favours the site near to Sepharvaim or Sippara (now Mosaib), where an ancient town of the name of Ana still exists, with the ruins of what appears to have been an immense city in its immediate neighbourhood (see Winer's Realworterbuch, s.v. ; Layard's Nineveh and Baby lon, 355).—W . J. C.